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Hume's Bundle Theory

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Hume's bundle theory: introspection finds only particular perceptions—no self beneath them. A person is a bundle of experiences, not their owner.

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Look inward for the self, Hume reports, and you catch a feeling, a sound, a thought—never the catcher.